Synchronizing video clips

SimulCam has a set of easy-to-use tools to help you synchronize the two video clips. These tools are located at the bottom of the SimulCam window.


To synchronize the video clips:

1.	Click and drag the timeline cursor until you see an easily identifiable moment in the first video clip. For example, find the instant where a long jumper's foot hits the board, when a skier passes a gate, when a golfer hits the ball etc.

2.	Click and drag the yellow timeline (this represents the second clip) left or right until you see the same image in the second video clip.

Fine-tune the video frame selected using the left and right cursor movement keys of your keyboard

It is important that you choose a starting frame with clear static elements that appear in both backgrounds. This will help you align the backgrounds in the next step.

A "perfect" synchronization does not always yield a perfect analysis. The overlap between both performers may be too high, hiding important details. In this case, try to add one or two frame shift between both video clips.

If the video clips contain synchronization points, they are automatically synchronized when loaded.